Biwa houshi

Translating Japanese

Biwa Hoshi 3

Continuation from Biwa Hoshi 2. Again, essentially a summary from Hyodo’s work on Biwa Hoshi. In…

by tomomi.paromita 2 March 2021

Translating Japanese

Biwa Hoshi 2

This post is, like the last post, essentially a summary from Hyodo’s work on Biwa Hoshi…

by tomomi.paromita 7 February 2021

Translating Japanese

Biwa Hoshi 1

This is Yoshiyuki Yamashika, the last Biwa Hoshi who has passed away in 1996. He was…

by tomomi.paromita 1 February 2021

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From the Tales of Heike

I am introducing a very famous poem, it is the very first stanza of the renown…

by tomomi.paromita 25 January 2021